A Taiwanese female tourist was murdered in a hotel in Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan; the photo has nothing to do with this news. (AFP file photo)
First published 10/19 22:26
Update time 10/20 01:55
A woman in her 30s was found in a morgue this morning at a hotel in Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. The local police arrested a 27-year-old Taiwanese woman at the scene on suspicion of violating the "gun knife law" and are investigating the relationship between the two. The Tourism Administration of the Ministry of Transport responded that the travel agency had immediately notified the Tourism Administration and would continue to monitor the progress of the follow-up investigation. The travel agency involved also stated that the entire case has been handed over to the Japanese police for investigation and will actively cooperate with relevant investigation needs in the future.
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The "Yomiuri Shimbun", Yamanashi Television (UTY), and Yamanashi Broadcasting (YBS) reported that around 8 a.m. this morning, a hotel employee found a suspected Taiwanese woman in her 30s sleeping in the room. She had no signs of life, blood stains on her body, and suspected stab wounds on her body. They also pointed out that the deceased was a tourist who went sightseeing in the local area with a group. Because she did not show up at the meeting time, the hotel employees went to the room to check and found her sleeping in the room.
According to reports, when the police found the body, there was a Taiwanese woman in the room who was holding a kitchen knife with a blade about 12 centimeters long. The police therefore arrested her on suspicion of possessing a knife without justification and violating the "Guns and Knives Act" (equivalent to Taiwan's "Guns, Ammunition and Knife Control Ordinance"). The woman's occupation is unknown.
The Tourism Department responded that after investigating a group tour to Japan handled by the travel agency in this case (the trip period was from October 17 to 21), a tourist did not show up at the meeting time this morning. When he opened the door, he was found dead in the sleeping room. The case has been investigated by the local Japanese police. The travel agency has also reported the emergency to the Tourism Department this morning.
The Tourism Administration pointed out that the travel agency had purchased travel industry liability insurance in accordance with the law (RMB 2.5 million for accidental death and RMB 200,000 for accidental injury medical treatment) when handling this tour. The travel agency has contacted the domestic family members as soon as possible and assisted the family members in going to Japan to handle follow-up matters. The Tourism Administration has also asked the travel agency to properly take care of the remaining group members and fully cooperate with the police investigation. It will continue to pay attention to the progress of the follow-up investigation and provide necessary administrative assistance to the family members.
The travel agency involved stated that the entire case has been handed over to the Japanese police for investigation and will actively cooperate with relevant investigation needs in the future.
